Associate Professor
211H SWC Building
724.738.2424 (O)
kerry.edwards@sru.edu
Prior to coming to Slippery Rock University, Dr. Edwards was an adjunct faculty member at the University of New Mexico. Her teaching experience includes courses in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and the Sociology of Work & Organizations. She was also a consultant in Organizational Development, Organizational Culture, and Equal Employment Opportunity in the Workplace.
Dr. Edwards has varied experience in the criminal justice field. She has worked on interagency taskforces in program implementation and program evaluation concerning law enforcement, courts, and correctional issues. Her work and research has addressed local/state/federal crime reduction initiatives, therapeutic jurisprudence, and reentry. She has also mentored parolees via a restorative justice reentry program. Her work experience also includes paralegal, juvenile probation/parole officer, workplace trainer & employment liaison for parolees, and federal investigator of the workplace.
Education
Ph.D. Sociology, University of New Mexico - Areas of specialty: Criminology/Criminal Justice and the Sociology of Work & Organizations.
M.A. Sociology, University of New Mexico;
B.A. Criminal Justice, University of New Mexico
Research Interests
- Reentry
- Restorative Justice
- Therapeutic Jurisprudence
- Criminal Justice Interventions
- Intersection of Work and Crime
- Intersection of Organizational Theory and the Criminal Justice System
Selected Publications
Edwards, K., Eaton-Stull, Y., and Kuehn, S. (2021). Police officer stress and coping in a stress-awareness era. Police Quarterly, 24(3), 325-356. https://doi.org/10.1177/1098611120984162
Edwards, K. (2021). Prisoners' perspectives on limited rehabilitative program opportunities. The Qualitative Report, 26(4), 1128-1149. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4495
Eaton-Stull, Y.M., Kocherzat, K., & Edwards, K. (2021). Conversations for change: The impact of service-learning dialogues with incarcerated men on social work students. Journal of Community Engagement and Higher Education, 13(1), 18-26.
Kuehn, S. & Edwards, K. L. (2019). Juvenile justice in the United States and Germany: A comparative perspective. In J. A. Cooper and K. G. Jachimowski (Eds.), A closer look at criminal justice (pp. 247-272). New York, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Edwards, K. L. (2014). Prison work: Transforming identity and reducing recidivism. In M. S. Crow and J. O. Smykla (Eds.), Offender reentry: Rethinking criminology and criminal justice (pp. 51-74). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Steele, P. D., Broidy, L.M., Daday, J., Damon, N., Denman, K., Edwards, K., Olson, C., Schellhamer, T., Ortiz, L., Salazar, V., & Khayoumi, S. (2005). The strategic approaches to community safety initiative in Albuquerque: Project activities and research results. Report to the National Institute of Justice (Document 220486). Washington, D.C.
